Environment
UN calls for 'urgent action' over oceans' 'deepening crisis'
Oceans, which cover 70 percent of our planet and are vital for our global ecosystem are in a "deepening crisis" that demands urgent global action a massive UN report warned on June 8, also World Oceans day. The document represents five years of work by 600 international scientists called on the international community to take “urgent action” in the face of global warming, pollution, and the threat to marine life, warning specifically that the Arctic could be ice-free as early as the 2030s....
Why temperature records are being not only broken but smashed
Extreme warmth has swept across western Europe due to the combined effects of a heat dome and climate change. This has resulted in temperature records not only being broken but significantly surpassed.
Why temperature records are being not only broken but smashed
Extreme warmth has recently affected western Europe due to the combined effects of a heat dome and climate change. This has resulted in temperature records not only being broken but also being smashed.
Who gets a seat at the table? UN climate talks slammed over visa delays and shrinking civic space
Climate activists and members of the press are facing unprecedented barriers to one of the most important environmental conferences of the year. All eyes are on the German city of Bonn this week, as delegates from around the world gather for one of the biggest environmental conferences of the year. The 64th session of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB64) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) is the first major negotiating session since COP30 in Belém, where almost 200...
'Our nature project has been amazing for wildlife'
Residents have spent the past year sowing wildflower meadows and encouraging no mow areas.
Bycatch has ‘shocking’ toll on British marine life, first-ever analysis reveals
Conservationists say cherished creatures such as whales, dolphins and seabirds are being killed in large numbers by fishing tackleThousands of Britain’s most charismatic and protected marine wildlife, including whales, porpoises, dolphins, seals and seabirds are being killed as “collateral damage” by fishing vessels every year, according to the first-ever analysis of bycatch data. The analysis, by the Wildlife and Countryside Link, a coalition of voluntary conservation groups, reveals the...
Chloroplast map reveals 'missing link' in plant growth and solar energy
For decades, science has understood the basics of photosynthesis, the process by which plants turn sunlight into food. However, photosynthesis occurs on uniquely specialized membranes that we have only begun to understand. These must be continually assembled, remodeled and repaired as plants grow and respond to stress.
The fifth national climate assessment: Report shows change is here, but there is hope
The fifth national climate assessment: Report shows change is here, but there is hope Gaby Clark Scientific Editor Andrew Zinin Lead Editor The Fifth National Climate Assessment was released this morning, with dire messaging around the need for the immediate reduction of greenhouse gas emissions—but also hope, with advances in technology and increased adoption of renewable energy since the last report was issued in 2018. The bad: Human-caused climate change is already wreaking havoc in every...
Big Oil Balks at Trump’s Invitation to Drill in Alaska’s Arctic Wildlife Refuge
A "Stop" sign sits in front of a section of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) in Glennallen, Alaska, U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. Four decades after the Trans Alaska Pipeline System went live, transforming the North Slope into a modern-day Klondike, many Alaskans fear the best days have passed. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions fall slightly as progress slows
The amount of planet-warming gases produced in 2024 fell by 1% compared to the previous year.
Kaleidoscopic meteorite could be a piece of a 'lost world' from the early solar system — Space photo of the week
Kaleidoscopic meteorite could be a piece of a 'lost world' from the early solar system — Space photo of the week A rare meteorite found in the Sahara Desert may be evidence of a long-lost "protoplanet" that formed in the early solar system before being destroyed in a colossal collision, a new study suggests Quick facts What it is: NWA 12774, a 16-ounce (454 grams) angrite meteorite Where it was found: The Sahara Desert, Northwest Africa When it was shared: June 1, 2026 Throughout its...
Protests grow in Albania against Trump-Kushner-linked resort
Protests grow in Albania against Trump-Kushner-linked resort Protests grow in Albania against Trump-Kushner-linked resort For the sixth-straight day, thousands of protesters have rallied in the Albanian capital against a proposed luxury beach development linked to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. Environmental groups accuse authorities of lacking transparency and allowing for the destruction of protected biodiversity on the country’s Adriatic Coast. Published On 7 Jun 2026
How the ‘Picasso of ponds’ went from shaping golf courses to making freshwater homes for wildlife
Shaun Hancox has created scores of ponds for rewilding projects across Britain – and he says there’s a lot more to it than digging a holeHe is known as “the Picasso of ponds” but the tableaux being created by Shaun Hancox in a boggy field in Somerset currently looks more like a building site. An orange and black excavator is rhythmically removing lumpy clay soil and sculpting it into brown banks. The result looks like a scar of bare earth on what was once green pasture – but the magic...
Asia’s marine pledges face credibility test at global ocean conference
Asia’s governments have spent years promising to protect the seas that feed their people, shelter their coasts and support some of the world’s richest marine life. World Ocean Day on Monday will put those promises back in the public spotlight, but the more consequential test will come days later in Mombasa, Kenya, where governments, donors, companies and conservation groups will gather for the 11th annual Our Ocean Conference from June 16 to 18. The conference has become a key stage for...
Chinese Solar Firms Look Beyond Earth for Growth
Solar panels at the Baofeng Agriculture-Photovoltaic Integration Industrial Base near Yinchuan, Ningxia autonomous region, China, on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. China plans to more than double its energy storage capacity in the next two years to further accelerate the deployment of renewables.
How a pig farm dispute exposed fault lines in Malaysia’s multiracial politics
Pig farmers in the central state of Selangor have spent years trying to keep their business out of Malaysia’s culture wars. A royal decree has dragged them straight into one. The state’s decision to shut down pig farms, prompted by Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, Selangor’s hereditary ruler, has transformed a long-standing local dispute over pollution and odour into a flashpoint touching on royal influence, the livelihoods of a minority community and the delicate balancing act facing...
Scientists warn Trump plan to axe US ocean monitoring system will leave world ‘flying blind’
Experts say dismantling the ocean observation system will ‘severely degrade’ the accuracy of weather predictionsThe Trump administration’s plan to dismantle an ocean observation system vital to understanding the climate crisis and marine ecosystems would “severely degrade” the accuracy of weather predictions and El Niño forecasts, with economic consequences for the US, European and American scientists have warned. Decommissioning the US system, which plays a major part in a global ocean...
Grant puts gloss on paint recycling enterprise
A Cambridgeshire social enterprise is awarded £400,000 by the National Lottery to help it expand.
Jury awards $176m to family of boys killed by LA socialite as she raced ex-baseball star boyfriend
Jury awards $176m to family of boys killed by LA socialite as she raced ex-baseball star boyfriend Rebecca Grossman hit Mark and Jacob Iskander, 11 and eight, with her car at a crossing point in what prosecutors described as ‘a high-speed game of chicken’ with her then-lover Scott Erickson - Bookmark The family of two boys killed in a hit-and-run crash has been awarded $176 million after the driver and her boyfriend played “a high-speed game of chicken” that ended in tragedy. Mark and Jacob...
Mystery £625,000 donation boosts Mackintosh conservation project
The National Trust for Scotland said the funding was one of the largest anonymous donations it had ever received.
Many wind and solar power plants in China are strangled amid global energy crisis: report
China is wasting a huge amount of green energy as the world grapples with an energy shortage because of the Strait of Hormuz crisis. The “wasted” wind and solar energy stems from inflexible grid management that continues to position coal as a stabilising source of power and stymies a clean energy expansion that could otherwise generate electricity equivalent to the needs of France, according to analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) think tank. China’s energy...
Urban Light Pollution Might Be Worsening Allergies
A study found that trees in cities with brighter lights start producing pollen earlier in the spring and finish later in the fall, adding up to 130 days per year to the allergy season.
Monitoring reveals elevated antidepressant levels in some waterways
Depression, anxiety and sleep disorders are among the conditions often treated with antidepressant drugs. Yet, up to 90% of these drugs pass through the body into wastewater. They're also difficult to remove during water treatment, presenting a possible risk of environmental contamination and threats to ecological and human health.